Pol Pot - Wikipedia
WEBPol Pot (born Saloth Sâr; 19 May 1925 – 15 April 1998) was a Cambodian communist revolutionary, politician and a dictator who ruled Cambodia as Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea between 1976 and 1979.
Pol Pot | Biography, Regime, Genocide, Death, & Facts
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Pol Pot, leader of the Khmer Rouge’s totalitarian regime (1975–79) in Cambodia responsible for the deaths of more than one million Cambodians. His radical communist government forced the mass evacuations of cities and left a legacy of brutality and impoverishment.
Pol Pot – Wikipedia
WEBPol Pot (Khmer ប៉ុល ពត; * vermutlich 19. Mai 1925 oder 1928 als Saloth Sar ( សាឡុត ស IPA: sa lotʰ sɔ ) in der Provinz Kompong Thom , Kambodscha ; † 15. April 1998 in Anlong Veng ) war ein kommunistischer kambodschanischer Politiker und Diktator (1975–1979) und bis 1997 als „Bruder Nr. 1“ der politische und ...
Cambodian genocide - Wikipedia
WEBThe Cambodian genocide [a] was the systematic persecution and killing of Cambodian citizens [b] by the Khmer Rouge under the leadership of Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea, Pol Pot. It resulted in the deaths of 1.5 to 2 million people from 1975 to 1979, nearly 25% of Cambodia's population in 1975 ( c. 7.8 million).
Khmer Rouge: Cambodia's years of brutality - BBC News
WEBNov 16, 2018 · Under the Marxist leader Pol Pot, the Khmer Rouge tried to take Cambodia back to the Middle Ages, forcing millions of people from the cities to work on communal farms in the countryside....
Pol Pot - Biography, Facts, Regime & Death | HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · Pol Pot was a political leader whose communist Khmer Rouge government led Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. During that time, an estimated 1.5 to 2 million Cambodians died of starvation,...
Cambodian genocide | Description, Killing Fields, & Facts
WEBCambodian genocide, systematic murder of up to three million people in Cambodia from 1976 to 1978 that was carried out by the Khmer Rouge government under Pol Pot. Immediately after World War II, the Americans and the French fought wars against communism in Korea and Vietnam, respectively.
Khmer Rouge | Facts, Leadership, Genocide, & Death Toll
WEBApr 23, 2024 · Pol Pot. On the Web: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Forensic Legacy of the Khmer Rouge: The Cambodian Genocide (Apr. 18, 2024) (Show more) Khmer Rouge, radical communist movement that ruled Cambodia from 1975 to 1979 after winning power through a guerrilla war.
Khmer Rouge - Genocide, Regime & Definition | HISTORY
WEBSep 12, 2017 · The Khmer Rouge was a brutal regime that ruled Cambodia, under the leadership of Marxist dictator Pol Pot, from 1975 to 1979. Pol Pot’s attempts to create a Cambodian “master race”...
BBC - History - Historic Figures: Pol Pot (1925-1998)
WEBu. v. w. x. y. z. Pol Pot, near the end of his life © Pol Pot was leader of the Khmer Rouge, a communist regime that ruled Cambodia between 1975 and 1979, and caused the deaths of more...
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